# NTSB CEN12CA005: Campbell John Mustang II, N287BM, Brush, CO, October 2, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 2, 2011, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Brush, CO - Coordinates: 40.258609, -103.571945 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2586&lon=-103.5719&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 6, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Denver FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81988 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA005 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81988/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81988 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA005 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during taxi, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Campbell John MUSTANG II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05615DE), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Campbell John MUSTANG II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=05615DE), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Campbell John MUSTANG II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05615DE), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Taxi: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Campbell John MUSTANG II, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05615DE), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Post-impact: Cabin safety event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110); cases with it: [Campbell John MUSTANG II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md?model=05615DE), [All aircraft, 151 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/110/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that he had landed and was taxiing about 25 mph when the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot’s efforts to correct the veer were unsuccessful, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. The left main gear struck an obstruction and was partially separated from the fuselage. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane’s fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged during the accident. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported he had completed a landing and was taxiing on the runway at about 25 mph when the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot’s efforts to correct the veer were unsuccessful and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. The left main gear struck an obstruction and was partially separated from the fuselage. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane’s fuselage and left wing were substantially damaged during the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N287BM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N287BM-2020-05-29), registration cancelled 2020-05-29, S/N 287, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CAMPBELL JOHN MUSTANG II - Registry model: [Campbell John MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-john-mustang-ii) (registry code 05615DE) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 287 - Airframe hours: 502 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 25, 2011, 16 hours before - Departed: EIK, Erie, CO - Destination: 7V5, Brush, CO - Airport: 7V5, Brush Municipal Airport, runway 25, 4,300 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; last flight review August 15, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 800 total, 500 in this make and model, 800 as pilot in command, 16 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 30 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KAKO, 17 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20111002021659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111002021659A), Oct 2, 2011: Campbell John MUSTANG II, Brush, CO, Substantial damage. On October 2, 2011, at 14:17 gmt, N287BM, an experimental aircraft, a mustang two, was substantially damaged when the aircraft departed the the runway after… ## Other investigations on N287BM (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB CEN19FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA022), Nov 2, 2018: Mustang II (N287BM), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain airplane control following an encounter with mountain wave turbulence. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 14, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81988. 370 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 306 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358763&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Summary (item 2, .PDF, 63 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40358766&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Summary-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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